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Title

Ripe Tomato Preserves

Subject

lemon juice

boiling water

salt

pectin

lemon

tomatoes

sugar

Description

Ripe Tomato Preserves

This recipe came from my own roots. It's one
my mother used to make and it's delicious. In fact,
it is one that money can't buy. At any rate, I have
never found this preserve on grocer's shelves in
all of my meanderings.
Prepare the tomatoes by washing, then scalding
with boiling water to make the skins slip off easily.
Cut out the stems and hard cores and put the
tomatoes through a coarse grinder. If you don't
have a grinder, dice them up into small chunks.
Into a large kettle, measure:
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup boiling water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 package pectin
grated rind of 1 lemon
2-1/4 cups ground, ripe tomatoes
Stir well and bring to a boil. Add 3-1/2 cups of
sugar and bring to a rolling boil. Boil for exactly 4
minutes. You must stir the preserves all the time
you are making it . . . but the whole process takes
only about 6 minutes. Pour into 1/2 pint sterilized
jars and seal.

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# Ripe Tomato Preserves

## Ingredients

- 4 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 package pectin
- Grated rind of 1 lemon
- 2-1/4 cups ground, ripe tomatoes
- 3-1/2 cups sugar

## Instructions

1. Prepare the tomatoes by washing, then scalding with boiling water to make the skins slip off easily.
2. Cut out the stems and hard cores and put the tomatoes through a coarse grinder. If you don't have a grinder, dice them up into small chunks.
3. Into a large kettle, measure the lemon juice, boiling water, salt, pectin, grated lemon rind, and ground tomatoes.
4. Stir well and bring to a boil.
5. Add 3-1/2 cups of sugar and bring to a rolling boil.
6. Boil for exactly 4 minutes, stirring the preserves the entire time. The whole process takes only about 6 minutes.
7. Pour into 1/2 pint sterilized jars and seal.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0091

Coverage

Oregon, US